Frieren (character) was included in the list of people that were admired by Japanese kids.

Girls take Ai Hoshino (who got pregnant in 16 years old) as role model?

Frieren is the most basic, general one dimensional character ever.

Frieren is the most basic, general one dimensional character ever.

@Okeanix Gotta increase those national birth rates.

@Cyrose
Frieren:
> Village murdered by demons
> Adopted by a passing mage
> Only taught magic for revenge to the point of almost losing interest in magic
> Mother figure dies
> Lived the rest of the thousand years in seclusion and obscurity
> Convinced by a young hero to snap out of procrastination
> Went on a "short" ten-year journey that permanently altered her life
> Defeated the Demon King
> The same hero dies and realizes how every second with someone is invaluable
> Went on a journey with the adopted children of her respective friends
> Helps any people they encounter in "small" but impactful ways
> Grows from an apathetic immortal elf to someone that cares about others
> Meanwhile some dude in the internet calls her "basic, one dimensional character"

@Cyrose
Frieren:
> Village murdered by demons
> Adopted by a passing mage
> Only taught magic for revenge to the point of almost losing interest in magic
> Mother figure dies
> Lived the rest of the thousand years in seclusion and obscurity
> Convinced by a young hero to snap out of procrastination
> Went on a "short" ten-year journey that permanently altered her life
> Defeated the Demon King
> The same hero dies and realizes how every second with someone is invaluable
> Went on a journey with the adopted children of her respective friends
> Helps any people they encounter in "small" but impactful ways
> Grows from an apathetic immortal elf to someone that cares about others
> Meanwhile some dude in the internet calls her "basic, one dimensional character"

@john1234567890 It's your interpretation of her story. However, technically, she is an one-dimensional character. Hollow personality, heavily dependable on other, certain characters. And that's it. It's nothing bad to be an average shounen character, especially when the manga is still ongoing and the anime adaptation hasn't had all of the arcs released so far shown yet.

@Adnash Could you develop on hollow personality part? What is an hollow personality for you and what make Frieren's personality hollow?

@Cyrose
Frieren:
> Village murdered by demons
> Adopted by a passing mage
> Only taught magic for revenge to the point of almost losing interest in magic
> Mother figure dies
> Lived the rest of the thousand years in seclusion and obscurity
> Convinced by a young hero to snap out of procrastination
> Went on a "short" ten-year journey that permanently altered her life
> Defeated the Demon King
> The same hero dies and realizes how every second with someone is invaluable
> Went on a journey with the adopted children of her respective friends
> Helps any people they encounter in "small" but impactful ways
> Grows from an apathetic immortal elf to someone that cares about others
> Meanwhile some dude in the internet calls her "basic, one dimensional character"

@Danakane Hollow personality is a trait that is present among so-called "hollow people":
Source:https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-hollow-person

(apologies in advance for just quoting a post written by a bot; I'm lazy)

Frieren fits this description in general, even if we take into account the last phrase referring to the subjectivity and individuality of this term. Let's just compare Frieren known from the anime to the elements mentioned in the definition I quoted:

• "lacks depth" - she is always shown as being guided by someone else's will, be it Flamme's or Himmel's;
  
• "lacks authenticity" - she says one thing, does another, only to find herself being devoted to something completely different in the end. In short, she is either a hypocrite or too dumb to not be able to create basic objectives in life;
  
• "lacks genuine emotion" - Himmel's funeral is the perfect example ofbit, because realistically she doesn't change much after it. She cries when others tell her she should cry, but proceeds to do the same stuff she cried about the moment earlier (weeping about not learning more about Himmel when he was alive, talking about wanting to learn more about humans, only to leave behind her elderly comrades behind, because "muh spells");
  
• "heavily dependable on other, certain characters" - guided by the Flamme's will to destroy demons could be understandable, since demons had destroyed her village, but "looking for magic spells", just because Himmel commended her hobby and Flamme was a mage? That's weird;

Therefore, it won't be an overexaggeration to call Frieren as shallow, or at least very basic. She might develop further as the story goes onward, of course. But even going by "average shounen protagonist" standards, Frieren can't be called in a different way than a mediocre character. Again, it's not that she's bad, but also that doesn't mean she's outstandingly great, as some people like to suggest. And well, I would never call her as a potential "role model" character, unless someone wants to live a toxic life, lol.

@Danakane Hollow personality is a trait that is present among so-called "hollow people":
Source:https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-hollow-person

(apologies in advance for just quoting a post written by a bot; I'm lazy)

Frieren fits this description in general, even if we take into account the last phrase referring to the subjectivity and individuality of this term. Let's just compare Frieren known from the anime to the elements mentioned in the definition I quoted:

• "lacks depth" - she is always shown as being guided by someone else's will, be it Flamme's or Himmel's;
  
• "lacks authenticity" - she says one thing, does another, only to find herself being devoted to something completely different in the end. In short, she is either a hypocrite or too dumb to not be able to create basic objectives in life;
  
• "lacks genuine emotion" - Himmel's funeral is the perfect example ofbit, because realistically she doesn't change much after it. She cries when others tell her she should cry, but proceeds to do the same stuff she cried about the moment earlier (weeping about not learning more about Himmel when he was alive, talking about wanting to learn more about humans, only to leave behind her elderly comrades behind, because "muh spells");
  
• "heavily dependable on other, certain characters" - guided by the Flamme's will to destroy demons could be understandable, since demons had destroyed her village, but "looking for magic spells", just because Himmel commended her hobby and Flamme was a mage? That's weird;

Therefore, it won't be an overexaggeration to call Frieren as shallow, or at least very basic. She might develop further as the story goes onward, of course. But even going by "average shounen protagonist" standards, Frieren can't be called in a different way than a mediocre character. Again, it's not that she's bad, but also that doesn't mean she's outstandingly great, as some people like to suggest. And well, I would never call her as a potential "role model" character, unless someone wants to live a toxic life, lol.